Mobile Carnival Association debutantes dance with their fathers at the 2014 Camella Ball at Fort Whiting. By tradition, the MCA debutantes may also become members of the MCA royal court. (Courtesy of Jeff Tesney Photography)

Members of Boy Scout Troop 227 get ready to lead the parade at the "Family-Friendly Mardi Gras" at the Mobile Museum of Art on Jan. 24. From left are David Ericson, Charlie Gulledge, Scoutmaster Tony Chima, Carter Matthews, Will Mayrose and Phillip Jenkins.

Jordan Kelly, 7, poses with one of the Mardi Gras displays at the Mobile Museum of Art on Jan. 24. She was attending the "Family-Friendly Mardi Gras" celebration with her Brownie troop, 8051, from Brewton.